LeakBase Admin Arrested in Russia Over Massive Stolen Credential Marketplace

Russian law enforcement arrested the alleged administrator of LeakBase, a major stolen credential marketplace dismantled earlier in March 2026.

• •The suspect, a resident of Taganrog, is accused of creating and managing the criminal forum since 2021
• •The platform hosted hundreds of millions of user accounts, bank details, usernames, and passwords obtained through hacking
• •LeakBase had over 142,000 members and 215,000+ messages as of December 2025
• •The U.S. Department of Justice described it as one of the world's largest hubs for buying and selling stolen data and cybercrime tools
• •The suspect operated under aliases Chucky, beakdaz, Chuckies, and Sqlrip, identified as a 33-year-old from Taganrog

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